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Book Review: The Affinities by Robert Charles Wilson

Posted on April 28, 2015 15 Comments

A review copy of this book was provided to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Affinities by Robert Charles Wilson Genre: Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor (April 21, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars My thoughts on The Affinities in a nutshell: Loved loved […]

Audiobook Review: The Once and Future King by T.H. White

Posted on April 7, 2015 20 Comments

The Once and Future King by T.H. White Genre: Fantasy, Mythology Series: Books 1-5 of The Once and Future King Publisher: Voyager (1996; first published in 1958) Tiara’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Narrator: Neville Jason | Length: 33 hrs and 3 mins | Audiobook Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks | Whispersync Ready: No I’ve been participating in the Popsugar 2015 Reading Challenge. […]

Book Review: Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Posted on April 5, 2015 15 Comments

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy Series: Book 3 of Throne of Glass Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s (September 2, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I really enjoyed the first book in this series, Throne of Glass, but came away disappointed after the second, Crown of Midnight. A lot of my disappointment […]

Book Review: NPCs by Drew Hayes

Posted on March 22, 2015 7 Comments

NPCs by Drew Hayes Genre: Roleplaying, Gaming, Adventure, Fantasy Publisher: Self-Published (April 2014) Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars I’ve never played a tabletop roleplaying game, though I’ve been thinking about it lately. One more thing to check off to achieve my official geekdom badge. I do know enough about this gaming concept to easily […]

Book Review: The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin

Posted on February 23, 2015 21 Comments

The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin Genre: Fantasy Series: The Inheritance Trilogy Publisher: Orbit (October 2011) Author Info: nkjemisin.com Wendy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars It’s taken me almost three years to finally finish The Inheritance Trilogy Omnibus. As I’ve mentioned numerous times before, the previous books tied me up in emotional knots. This one? […]

Book Review: Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno

Posted on February 14, 2015 4 Comments

Star Wars: Tarkin by James Luceno Genre: Science Fiction, Media Tie-In Series: Star Wars Universe Publisher: Del Rey (November 4, 2014) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I’ve been a great admirer of James Luceno’s Star Wars work in the past, especially his book Darth Plagueis about the eponymous Sith Lord who was the master of Darth Sidious. Having […]

Book Review: The Eterna Files by Leanna Renee Hieber

Posted on February 10, 2015 14 Comments

The Eterna Files by Leanna Renee Hieber Genre: Fantasy Series: Book 1 of The Eterna Files Publisher: Tor (February 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars It’s Great Britain versus the United States in this paranormal historical novel about the search for immortality. After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his widow Mary Todd Lincoln is […]

Book Review: Deadeye by William C. Dietz

Posted on February 4, 2015 15 Comments

Deadeye by William C. Dietz Genre: Science Fiction Series: Book 1 of The Mutant Files Publisher: Ace (January 27, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars William C. Dietz brings us an interesting new sci-fi police procedural series set in a plague-ravaged future. Those who survived the bioengineered threat of 2038 were either left completely unaffected […]

Book Review: Echo 8 by Sharon Lynn Fisher

Posted on January 29, 2015 14 Comments

Echo 8 by Sharon Lynn Fisher Genre: Romance, Science Fiction Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor (February 3, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Echo 8 is the first novel I’ve read by Sharon Lynn Fisher, but I’d known from before that her work is usually characterized by mixture of Science Fiction and Romance elements. That sounded […]

Book Review: The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes

Posted on January 20, 2015 14 Comments

The Masked Empire by Patrick Weekes Genre: Gaming, Fantasy Series: Dragon Age Publisher: Tor Books (April 8, 2014) Author Information: Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars I joked that this was going to be the first review that I wrote using only emojis, but then I realized that I almost wasn’t joking. Discussion of […]